Past and Present Publications: Rituals of Royalty: Power and Ceremonial in Traditional Societies (Paperback)
Professor of History and Director of the Institute of Historical Research David Cannadine; Lecturer in Ancient History and Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall Simon Price; David Cannadine
Cambridge University Press
9780521428910
0-521-42891-2
Heads of state today mark their rites of passage with splendid ceremonial, from Reagan's inaugural to Andropov's funeral. Such spectacles continue to be a prominent part of modern political systems, of.
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varied ideological hue, but their precise meaning and importance often remain unclear. These specially commissioned essays address the central problem in the understanding of royal rituals, the relation between power and ceremonial. These contributions, from historians and anthropologists, examine a wide range of societies.
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